Developing Digital Intervention Games for Mental Disorders: A Review
Autor: | Sheila Black, Will Hasenbein, Kyle R. Kraemer, Avani Shah, Cho Rong Won |
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Rok vydání: | 2018 |
Předmět: |
050103 clinical psychology
Health (social science) Applied psychology Psychological intervention Serious game 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Consolidation (business) Games Recreational Intervention (counseling) Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Video game development Mental Disorders 05 social sciences Rehabilitation ComputingMilieux_PERSONALCOMPUTING Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Mental health Computer Science Applications Variety (cybernetics) Mental Health Video Games Psychology human activities 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
Zdroj: | Games for health journal. 7(4) |
ISSN: | 2161-7856 |
Popis: | There is limited research on mental health interventions delivered in a digital game format and even less to guide developers on how to develop such games. This review focuses on understanding how to develop therapeutic digital games based primarily on mental health intervention games that have been empirically tested. The review was generated through database searches and backward search techniques for digital game-based interventions for specific mental disorders. We evaluated digital games that were based on validated psychological treatments. We located 24 studies and 18 games that met our search criteria. These games and their outcomes have been summarized. This review showed that these types of games have the potential to make an impact on mental health concerns but that there are currently few digital games available for the treatment or prevention of mental disorders. In addition, guidelines for digital mental health intervention game development have been presented. The consolidation of guidelines addressing multiple game development factors (e.g., time, cost, engagement) may help those interested in developing new therapeutic games that target a greater variety of disorders, thereby expanding access to larger populations. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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